Lessons on the Effectiveness of Multi-Stakeholder PCVE Efforts

Summary

This report examines multi-stakeholder PCVE efforts in Kilifi County, Kenya, based on 2024 fieldwork. It finds that VE is driven by socio-economic disparities, political alienation, land conflicts, inter-generational tensions, gang violence, and gender-specific vulnerabilities—with recruitment fuelled by the search for belonging, employment, revenge against security forces, and online radicalisation. The Kilifi County Action Plan enables collaboration but faces challenges: limited community awareness, weak political goodwill, donor dependency, and low youth participation. County socio-economic initiatives show promise yet suffer from regional disparities and connection-based hiring. CSO engagement is constrained by resource limits and strained government relations. Recommendations include: programme adaptation, alternative dispute resolution, family-oriented and gender-specific interventions, expanded youth/women's leadership, creative engagement through sports and digital spaces, political goodwill cultivation, public-private partnerships, and mainstreaming PCVE into county development plans.

Keywords

multi-stakeholder, PCVE, effectiveness, Kenya

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